New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-16
TO END FACTION FIGHTS
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE,
ACTS.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE. nm,
TROUBLES IN THE With AND Ninth Assr,,.,.

TROUBLES IN THE WITH AND Ninth Ass,,,,,,.
DISTRICTS.
The Republican County Committee last cveni,.
thorzcd its chairman. Colonel v l. Cruger to an,,.
committees to investigate the condition OF Things in "a,
With AMI NTH Assembly Districts and reconno,
what should he done to promote the Interests o. h
Republican party in those districts Tho large han q,
the Grand Opera House occupied by the Wna.r,
Scott Hancock Post Of the Grand Army Of the RenY,
for fair The County Committee therefore, me, /, On,
Of the large lodge rooms in the upper part OF ihe bul
ing. All of the Republican leaders were present o..
ccpt John J. O'Brien. who was kept AZ
home by Illness. Prominent among ,bo,,
present werc Edward Mitchell, Colonel joel v. Mason.
Police Justice SCION b. smith. Floyd Clarktou John II
Gunner. John d. Lawson, Isaac Darton.N Charles Y
Taintor, william II. TOwnlcy. George y. Dclna ir
Denis shea, Frank Carroll. Francis SNYDER Ferdinand
Eidman. Henry c. Bo,ty. John r. Sugclf slerila,
Shook. John W Jacobus Henry Kropf. Jan.s " Perry
Bernard Bigm. John l:cisenweber. Frank Iaymord
william II. Ten Eyck. william II. Bel amy J. Thon,,
siearns. Henry C. Perley, Ashbe r. Fitch pn f. goL
sky. @ A. whitney. General Joseph G. Iacs,o,
Charles X Lexow. David Mitchell. Dollll Mclean
Frederick r. Doerr. john Collins, j. T. y iga;, cnry
spragIe. John T. Winloph. Henry C. BlcM, AMI
Charles Brickwede.
II. c. BOTlY'S c MPLhTNr HEARD.
Soon after tho committee was casl to order r. e
Boity. WHO was nominated by the republican rolrh
jun. a., vY,nS:., "lere. the following preamble and
resolution:
Whereas Henry C. Rotty only nominated ~ The "a
public julie ! ony n'lo9 nrt o. 3.,sr 20 ls'tr
Where's, It's alleged naI ne Rcrnbhcln org n1atln.
the MorSef' az a. 'e 20 sre e 5 s
psuict iaiel 10 DIS rbuie h, ballots ui .g'-ti ih,O.
punched. distributed AMI pc ie tie lSoi Abel -tcH
Ter his Dem cratic 2pponnt WIN the k-1wrlst c,apv
e ean rGr comnrtee Of the villa As.sn5y D,tet.
i@sc'r.f That committee Of ays no stei By III,
chairman Of MS committee 10 nyc'tgae nc co,'nr' Of
saii ELECTION n tie Nui Jni "a 'isc am - ,ePs.
committee.
Bernard Bign moyel that the committee Of nye,:lsa
ton consist OF one delegate from each OF the twcuyor
Assembly districts.
Police Justice Smith opposed the amen ment ani sa;.
ge-ei that the investigation be general AMI not b.
nucd the OF Mr BOtty alone. There were other
districts that needed looking after FULLY rs nucl as mo
Mr. lotty contended for hs resolution. lie ai taa.
lie had boon treated fairly BY hose whom I.r hlia
right to look to for support. He had been lc,ta}cI
in the most shameless manner III hi' "Ta
political, household Ills tickets had been ihfo' on u
the bags iic they had been punched lie cat rl iat
the persons who responsible for this were JONI j.
O'Bricn and Barney Oito rke these mon hi' ,fi
him out ~ ~ least twenty-sx OF the tAr yohc election
dsirics IN the YIIIth Assembly Dl'trlct ,....,.
Colonel Joel W. Mason SPOKE IN favor or MI bolVs
resolution. lie thought charges 50 serious as h9'o
made by Mr.. Botty against prominent members OF the
committee should he investigated
loan -. Lawson said he thought The lnVe iiSii.oh
should embrace those gentlemen WHO had fo,,e Oh tas
could be extended with profit to other Assembly "'-
tr!c,s
Mr. Bigin's amendment was lost and the resolution OF
Nj. BOtty was adopted
THE NTH DISTRICT TROUBLES.
Henry l. spraGue sal lie wished to prescnt memo
rial behalf OF the antiGbbs organization
OF the XIEIth Assembly District The memorial
asks that committee he appointed TO IN
qrire into the condition o, affairs in the XIh Dstnt
aud that cnt o' the Republicans oi tie Dl'fc-
be had under tie direction ~ special comm tee "pt
pointed by the Republican, Comfy .omhIt &c,
Mr sprague said that the ant-GbD' faction na p''ei
Independent candidates IN HE field aud elece so'u' 81
item The Gibbs faction had been detea.e' AZ rtory
point. Cries or " You are cx- Mayor Gaces hIeALg'
Justice smith asked II Mr. sprasue and those whom he
represented were willing to abh.e 10y tie decision 81 me
County ,sfj n" w STS g' ''H D''0 ~
Mr. sprague sad the Investigation must be ttr one
or they would not submit 10 IT. Cries 81 On On ~
and derisyo aucAtc.l Evidently nettled al 'ne d'iaT,
aging remarks made concerning him, NJ spraeIe "a
had nothing apologize t0r lie and his iueas 1oa9
keep up TIE mi and defeat Gibbs year after year snt
49,, % 10 r.snect Ihey hal demonstrated
that they wOuli submit 70 tae 0oIlih"loh OF At
Gibbs who had achieN ed the unsnSlab.e ho'ots VI
ch,n1e n I.ad.rsbip In the district would accomplish
any permanent good Here WAS the spectacle 81 nSn
WHO haA run i've times for Office an been elected ouJ
once controlling Republican district and debating who
should be nominated. There was gross traui III lAs
cnroIn.cnt A new ono was demanded by the genuine
Republicans Of tie district When 5000 votes were east
for an independent candidate It WAS sumcsnl t'ieIee
that Ihcro was something wrou. IN the district.
votes lu tie district coul not be conroea D.! thn'e
who now have charge Of te Republican machine III no
district, ~, .,,t,
George W Poucher the candidate for Assembly, spoN'
bitterly against TIE >prAgue iactea 49,. 81,
Heniy { Backus on behalf OF the Gibbs faction SAL
tina, that faction had demonstrated that IA 'e ~
pathy ami support the majority OF the he uneah,o l
Inc f,trct lie invited an Investigation OF tL u"ss
OF hts faction Tor the Last eighteen months voices
" " lay not 20 back To lssil'I -
M.ssrs. TvucAer and Backus seconded Mr.. SprAgnes
inonoa for committee OF inves'sa'ion' anu 1t wa
carried. ., ......,,
Chairman Cruger announced that lie would appoW
the committee of Investigation AT an carry udy anu ~
Co unity Committee adjourned